A tracking system can provide intervention notifications to a user to notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or is in a predicted state. The tracking system may notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or in a predicted state based on a number of factors, including: a proximity of a tracking device to other tracking devices or a user's mobile device, a movement of a tracking device to more than a threshold distance away from a mobile device or other tracking devices, a location of a tracking device relative to a geographic location or to geographic boundaries, a usage or movement behavior of the tracking device, a usage or movement behavior of a user or owner of a tracking device, information received from an external source, or information received from sensors within the tracking device or a user's mobile.
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2. The method of claim 1, wherein a first mobile device receives a signal from the first tracking device and, in response to receiving the signal, determines a location of the first mobile device using a location-detection apparatus and provides the determined location to the central tracking device system in association with an identity of the first tracking device.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the historical distance is received from the owner.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more mobile devices are owned by the owner.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more mobile devices are owned by one or more users other than the owner.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first tracking device and the second tracking device are coupled to objects associated with one of: the owner's home, the owner's work, and the owner's school.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification includes text requesting that the owner confirm that the second tracking device is lost, and further includes a selectable interface element that, when selected by the owner, provides confirmation to the central tracking system that the second tracking device is lost.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the first mobile device receives a signal from the first tracking device and, in response to receiving the signal, determines a location of the first mobile device using a location-detection apparatus and provides the determined location to the central tracking device system in association with an identity of the first tracking device.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the historical distance is received from the owner.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the one or more mobile devices are owned by the owner.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the one or more mobile devices are owned by one or more users other than the owner.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the first tracking device and the second tracking device are coupled to objects associated with one of: the owner's home, the owner's work, and the owner's school.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the notification includes text requesting that the owner confirm that the second tracking device is lost, and further includes a selectable interface element that, when selected by the owner, provides confirmation to the central tracking system that the second tracking device is lost.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the first mobile device receives a signal from the first tracking device and, in response to receiving the signal, determines a location of the first mobile device using a location-detection apparatus and provides the determined location to the central tracking device system in association with an identity of the first tracking device.
17. The system of claim 15, wherein the historical distance is received from the owner.
18. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more mobile devices are owned by the owner.
19. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more mobile devices are owned by one or more users other than the owner.
20. The system of claim 15, wherein the first tracking device and the second tracking device are coupled to objects associated with one of: the owner's home, the owner's work, and the owner's school.
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